Patricia  Gapske

Patricia Gapske

patricia@patriciagapske.com

Website: www.patriciagapske.com

   Kalamazoo, MI

I'm a fine art artist who likes to dabble in many different mediums, specifically I spend a lot of time and energy on fine art photography and figurative sculpture. I have a degree in fine art printmaking from WMU. Over the years I have been selected to be in juried shows, personal shows, a 2 person show, selected to be in a book on contemporary sculptors, participated in ArtPrize and was represented by Midtown and Metropolis galleries. Commissioned work has been done for several businesses and personal clients in the U.S. Exhibitions: 1988 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Juried Student Art show; 1st Place in Drawing Competition, 2nd Place in Painting Competition. 1990 Western Michigan University; Annual Juried Student Show. 1993 The Art Center of Battle Creek, MI, Annual Michigan Artist Competition. 1998 The Carnegie Center for the Arts Three Rivers MI; Juried Regional Fine Arts and Photography Competition. 2002 The Carnegie Center for the Arts Three Rivers MI; Juried Regional Fine Arts and Photography Competition. 2003 "About Face; Figure and Form" A two person exhibit, Carnegie Center for Arts, Three Rivers MI. 2004 The Carnegie Retrospective: Celebrating 25 years of Great Art. Invite Only event. 2006 Figures & Portraits, Multimedia Exhibition, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts, Gaylord MI. 2008 The Carnegie Center for the Arts Regional Juried Art Show. 2010 The Kalamzoo Institute for Arts, West Michigan Area Show, a Juried Exhibition. 2010 Midtown Gallery, Kalamzoo MI Holiday Group Show. 2011 The Carnegie Center for the Arts Regional Juried Art Show. 2011 ArtPrize, Grand Rapids MI. 2013 Photography Show at First National Bank of MI. April and May 2014 Photography Exhibit at Water St. Coffee Joint, Kalamazoo MI. July 2014 Art Hop Willis Law, Kalamazoo MI. Photography Exhibit, March-August 2016 Opti-Med Pharmacy, Kalamazoo MI.